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aBitWhizzy "f" Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23055
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Release Date:
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2006-11-22
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Last Update:
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2006-12-11
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Popularity:
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5,394 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | aBitWhizzy
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6084
CVE-2006-6384
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Description:
Laurent Gaffié and Benjamin Mossé have discovered a vulnerability in aBitWhizzy, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
Input passed to the "f" parameter in abitwhizzy.php is not properly sanitised before being used to display files. This can be exploited to display arbitrary files via directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 5. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 7.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Laurent Gaffié and Benjamin Mossé
Changelog:
2006-11-28: Added CVE reference.
2006-12-05: Updated "Solution" section.
2006-12-11: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://s-a-p.ca/index.php?page=OurAdvisories&id=52
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